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UFOs and Related Subjects (Lynn Catoe, 1969)

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This is Government Attic's posting of a 1969 Library of Congress annotated bibliography, UFOs and Related Subjects, compiled by Lynn E. Catoe for the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. The Defense Technical Information Center released it under FOIA in November 2014. The bibliography lists more than 1,600 items and was requested to support the University of Colorado UFO study led by Edward U. Condon. Its preface concludes that no simple, single explanation of the UFO phenomenon applies to all cases.

  • p. 26 …with cogent scientific arguments, he said. Talk given Mar. 26, 1968~ before the American Institute of…
  • p. 30 …D, Dogmatism Scale, Rokeach, 1960) and the Scientific Attitude Survey (Sprinkle, 1962). Results showed significant differences…
  • p. 32 …24, 1959, by American aud United Airlines pilots. Akron, Obit', 1960. 22 p. Report includes statements…
  • p. 44 …the greatest scientific problem of our times," delivered at the convention of the American Society of…
  • p. 85 …New York, Signet Books, The New American Library, 1967. 213 o. Reports from men and women…
  • p. 113 …with cogent scientific arguments, i1e said. Talk given Mar. 26, 1968, before the American Institute of…
  • p. 123 …Salisbury, New York, Signet Books, The New American Library, 1967. 213 p. Reports from men and…
  • p. 136 …All relia.bly reported UFO incidents can be fully explained when sufficient scientific data are provided…
  • p. 137 …the greatest scientific problem of our times," delivered at the convention of the American Society of…
  • p. 144 …1-5, 1968, meeting of American Psychological Association, Washington, D. C, , under title "Psychological Problems of…
  • p. 181 …Project is supported by Air Force Office of Scientific Research. Serious flaws in AF Special Report…
  • p. 184 …Author reports on his imprei:sions of trends--motivations and theories--in American ·ufology. Vall~e…
  • p. 209 …24, 1959, an American Airlines OC-6 piloted by Cavt. Peter Killian sighted three UFOs. Crew…
  • p. 236 …What is the unidentified Hying object situation these days? American engineer, Mar. 1967: 55. Two new…
  • p. 239 …Dogmatism Scale, Rokeach, 1960) and the Scientific Attitudes Survey (Sprinkle, 1962). Results showed significant differences (P…
  • p. 253 …Summar; ot current scientific data on the possibility of intelligent life on other planets in our…
  • p. 292 …Scientific American, v. 202, Jan. 1960: 45-51. The ''-'~1-id's largest steerable telescope, under…
  • p. 304 …Is man alone in space? Scientific American, v. 189, July 1953: 80-82, 84, 86. The…
  • p. 342 …Survey of "quasi-scientific" theories. Chapters are included on the flat and hollow earth theories; Fortean…
  • p. 364 …A collection of essays selected from those submitted in the Scientific American's prize competition. M…
  • p. 395 …Raymond E. Engineer involvemeut in UFO investigations. American engineer, May 1968: 29-31. The Massachusetts Investigating…
  • p. 398 …Article contains reprint of William Dunbar's report in Transactions of the American Philosopical Society (v…
Scienti!ic study of UFO sightings re11orted throughout world from 1951. Book
empt.asizes global nature of phenomenon, showing how European sightings
illuminate observations in U. S. and other parts of the world. Sightings in
France are ·treated in detail and the methods deveJuped for studying them are
suggested as applicable to· the phenomenon as a whole. Published also in
paperback edition by Ace Books (H28), New York.
Vallee, Jacques and Janine V~e. Les phenomenes insolites de l 'espace; le dos-
sier des mysterieux objets celestes Paris, La Table Rond, 1966. 321 p.
Part I (Chapters 3-5) is devcted to a discussion of whether the location of
sightings follows a precise law; Part Il (Chapter·s 7-10) discusses variations in
the frequency of sighting reports and their possible correlation with known phe-
nomena; Part m (Chapters 11-13) is an attempt tu establish as accurate clas-
sification categories as possible for different lyfit:s of sighting reports and
descriptions or-physical characteristics of obj ds f!ighted.
Vogt, Cristian. El misterio de los platos voladores. Buenos Aires, Editorial
"La Mandragora" [1956] 190 p.
Contains general discussion of UFO phenomenon and summaries of explanatory
hypotheses relating to it. Activities of governmental and private research pro-
jects and contactee claims are also reported.
Weor, Samael. Los platillos voladores. San Salvador, The Author, 1966. 28 p.
Overview of the UFO controversy with emphasis on thie plausibility of the e..11:-
traterrestrial hypothesis.
Wilkins, Harold T. Flying saucers uncensored. New York, Citadel Press, 1955.
255 p.
Author caWogues UFO sightings and incidents over U.S., Western Europe,
U.S., and Australia from 1947 through 1955 and speculates that extraterres-
trial visitants are possibly established in bases on moon and other planets; a
cosmic general staff may receive reports on terrestrial affairs as well as bio-
logical and ecological samples from earth for purposes of study and experi-
mentation. Published also in British edition (London, Arco, 1956), and in
paperback edition by Pyramid Pubns., Inc. (Tl651), New York.
Williamson, George Hunt and John McCoy. UFOs confidential! ; the meaning behind
the most closely guarded secret of all time. Corpus Christi, Tex., Essene
Press, 1958. 100 p.
Zeirabi, J. El misterio de los discos voladores. Santiago de Chile, The Author,
1953. 77 p.
Account of author's alleged contact with landed flying saucer and its Martian
crew and trip to Mars aboard spacecraft. He describes in detail physical fea-
tures of Mars, its science, culture, and political institutions. Experience
reportedly took place in September 1952.
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